Asphalt Jungle, The

Asphalt Jungle, The, American film noir caper, released in 1950, that was adapted from W.R. Burnett’s novel about an ambitious jewel robbery orchestrated by a gang of eccentric criminals.

Immediately after being released from prison, “Doc” Riedenschneider (played by Sam Jaffe) teams with corrupt lawyer “Lon” Emmerich (Louis Calhern) to rob a jewelry store. They recruit several criminal experts to carry out the robbery, but, despite careful planning, things quickly go awry.

The film cemented John Huston’s already impressive reputation as a master writer and director. Huston understood that the most appropriate actors in an urban drama such as Asphalt Jungle ... (100 of 268 words)